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ByteDance · 1 week ago

UI Graphic Design Intern (PICO) - 2026 Summer (BS/MS)

United States

Internship

Remote

Intern

$45/hr - $45/hr

3+ years exp

Start in 2026 Summer

ByteDance is a leading tech company focused on inspiring creativity and enriching life. They are seeking a UI Graphic Design Intern for the summer of 2026 to join the PICO system prototyping team, responsible for delivering innovative user experiences through detailed UI designs and animations.

ContentData MiningFoundational AIInternetSocial Media

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Bring the best of creativity to deliver high-level edge device user experiences realized through UI designs and perfections, from concept through product demos including storyboarding, wireframing and pixel-level perfection of animated icons and UI designs

Design detailed UI with dynamic and interactive AI experience. Pixel-level UI graphic design that gives user confidence that AI system assistant is listening and will be responsive. AI system assistant leverages a variety of dynamic UI graphic layouts and designs for smart notification, system hints, selection options, et al

Design Pixel-level perfect icon sets and animated icon sets. Bring detail to UI graphic design and provide elements to software engineers for user feedback and design fine-tuning iterations

Qualification

FigmaPhotoshopIllustratorUI designPixel-level designMiroZeplinAnimated designVisual designUser-centered thinking

Required

3 years' experience as a visual designer, UI software skills (Figma, Miro, Zeplin, Photoshop, Illustrator). Proficient with industry standard design tools (e.g. Figma, Zeplin, Miro, Photoshop, Illustrator)

Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026

Pixel-level design skills, for example, designing icon sets and animated icon sets. Pixel-level perfection with a taste of style

BA/BS/BFA degree in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications)

Please include a portfolio in addition to a resume

Preferred

Very familiar with animated designs, pixel-level icon design

The ideal candidate will think as a user and for a user

The ideal candidate pursues perfection and provides a variety of styles and solutions

Benefits

Interns have day one access to health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year)

Housing allowance

Company

ByteDance

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ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.

Founded in 2012

Beijing, Beijing, CHN

10001+ employees

http://bytedance.com

H1B Sponsorship

ByteDance has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

Represents job field similar to this job

Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (1350)

2024 (1123)

2023 (775)

2022 (487)

2021 (417)

2020 (245)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$9.8B

Key Investors

Capital TodayG42Tiger Global Management

2025-11-20Secondary Market· $300M

2024-07-25Secondary Market

2023-03-14Secondary Market· $100M

Leadership Team

Jochen Bischoff

Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa

Matty Lin

General Manager, Global Business Solutions, KR

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